On Monday, March 17th, weather trackers spotted and tracked on radar a mysterious plume suddenly erupt out of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The plume, described by weather experts as a strong storm cloud, drifted into north Texas and hovered over Amarillo before crossing the Oklahoma border where it eventually dissipated.

(Radar animations and link to story at bottom of thread)

quote:Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the plume-like cloud, which seems to appear out of nowhere, could have been kicked up by the explosion from an unreported weapons test.

Deepening the mystery, U.S. National Weather Service offices in Albuquerque and El Paso have confirmed the reading, but say they have no idea where it could have come from.

quote:The plume first appeared at sunset on Monday evening over the part of the vast White Sands Missile Range in east Socorro county, close to the 'Trinity Site' where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

quote:the bizarre 'weather' event's appearance over a military site has led to speculation that some kind of massive weapon has been exploded at white sands, propelling a huge amount of particulate debris into the atmosphere.

With the Carrizozo volcanic field just east of the site, another possible explanation could that a volcanic eruption - which has gone unreported for whatever reason - could be the source of the plume.

quote:I'm stationed at Holloman AFb which is right next to it. There was no explosion. No volcono. No aliens. Just a dust storm.

Not that I don't believe you...but how are you certain that an explosion didn't occur within the White Sands Missile Range? It happened in an area that very few personnel are allowed in. Plus, you know as well as myself that the White Sands Missile Range covers an extremely large area of land.

Serious question: Are you privy to all information related to testing that occurs within the White Sands Missile Range?